List of Virginia Cavaliers bowl games
# List of Virginia Cavaliers bowl games

The Virginia Cavaliers college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Virginia in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since the establishment of the team in 1888, Virginia has appeared in 21 bowl games. The latest bowl occurred on December 30, 2019, when Virginia lost to Florida 36–28 in the 2019 Orange Bowl. The loss in that game brought the Cavaliers' overall bowl record to eight wins and thirteen losses (8–13).

## Key

General :

| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| - | - |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |

Results :

| W | Win |
| - | - |
| L | Loss |

## Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach :

| # | Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peach Bowl | W 27–24 | December 31, 1984 | 1984 | Purdue Boilermakers | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta | 41,107 | George Welsh |
| 2 | All-American Bowl | W 22–16 | December 22, 1987 | 1987 | BYU Cougars | Legion Field | Birmingham | 37,000 | George Welsh |
| 3 | Florida Citrus Bowl | L 31–21 | January 1, 1990 | 1989 | Illinois Fighting Illini | Florida Citrus Bowl | Orlando | 60,016 | George Welsh |
| 4 | Sugar Bowl | L 23–22 | January 1, 1991 | 1990 | Tennessee Volunteers | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans | 75,132 | George Welsh |
| 5 | Gator Bowl | L 48–14 | December 29, 1991 | 1991 | Oklahoma Sooners | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville | 62,003 | George Welsh |
| 6 | Carquest Bowl | L 48–14 | January 1, 1994 | 1993 | Boston College Eagles | Joe Robbie Stadium | Miami Gardens | 38,516 | George Welsh |
| 7 | Independence Bowl | W 20–10 | December 28, 1994 | 1994 | TCU Horned Frogs | Independence Stadium | Shreveport | 27,242 | George Welsh |
| 8 | Peach Bowl | W 34–27 | December 30, 1995 | 1995 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | $70,825^‡$ | George Welsh |
| 9 | Carquest Bowl | L 31–21 | December 27, 1996 | 1996 | Miami Hurricanes | Joe Robbie Stadium | Miami Gardens | 46,418 | George Welsh |
| 10 | Peach Bowl | L 35–33 | December 31, 1998 | 1998 | Georgia Bulldogs | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | $72,876^‡$ | George Welsh |
| 11 | MicronPC Bowl | L 63–21 | December 30, 1999 | 1999 | Illinois Fighting Illini | Pro Player Stadium | Miami Gardens | 31,089 | George Welsh |
| 12 | Oahu Bowl | L 37–14 | December 24, 2000 | 2000 | Georgia Bulldogs | Aloha Stadium | Honolulu | 24,187 | George Welsh |
| 13 | Continental Tire Bowl | W 48–22 | December 28, 2002 | 2002 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Ericsson Stadium | Charlotte | $73,535^‡$ | Al Groh |
| 14 | Continental Tire Bowl | W 23–16 | December 27, 2003 | 2003 | Pittsburgh Panthers | Ericsson Stadium | Charlotte | 51,236 | Al Groh |
| 15 | MPC Computers Bowl | L 37–34 | December 27, 2004 | 2004 | Fresno State Bulldogs | Bronco Stadium | Boise | 28,516 | Al Groh |
| 16 | Music City Bowl | W 34–31 | December 30, 2005 | 2005 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | The Coliseum | Nashville | 40,519 | Al Groh |
| 17 | Gator Bowl | L 31–28 | January 1, 2008 | 2007 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville | 60,243 | Al Groh |
| 18 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | L 43–24 | December 31, 2011 | 2011 | Auburn Tigers | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | 72,919 | Mike London |
| 19 | Military Bowl | L 49–7 | December 28, 2017 | 2017 | Navy Midshipmen | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Annapolis | 35,921 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 20 | Belk Bowl | W 28–0 | December 29, 2018 | 2018 | South Carolina Gamecocks | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 48,263 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 21 | Orange Bowl | L 36–28 | December 30, 2019 | 2019 | Florida Gators | Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens | 65,157 | Bronco Mendenhall |
